Piedras Albas approves the ordinance to regulate the management of feline colonies

The Piedras Albas City Council has initially approved the municipal ordinance regulating the management of feline colonies, the regulation that will govern the treatment of these animals in the municipality. The agreement was adopted by the Plenary of the corporation in an ordinary session held on September 30, 2026, and is now published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres (BOP) No. 0192, dated October 7, 2026, with the official reference CVE: BOP-2026-4696 on page 22944. The text is now subject to public consultation before its final approval.

The edict, signed by the mayor-president Alberto Ortega Villarroel on October 1, 2026, states that the plenary approval will become final if no claims are filed during the public consultation process. The publication is made in Section I - Local Administration of the provincial gazette, within the section for municipal announcements.

Initial approval and final status

The Plenary of the Piedras Albas City Council, meeting in an ordinary session on September 30, 2026, agreed to the initial approval of the municipal ordinance regulating the management of feline colonies. According to the edict, this agreement will automatically become final if no claims are submitted during the public exhibition period.

The regulation is processed in accordance with Article 49 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, Regulating the Bases of Local Regime, which regulates the approval procedure for local ordinances and their submission to public consultation.

Thirty days for allegations

The file is submitted for public consultation for a period of thirty days, counted from the day following the insertion of the edict in the Official Gazette of the Province and on the notice board of the Corporation. During this period, any interested party may examine the text at the municipal offices and submit any allegations they deem appropriate.

The key points of the process are:

• Approving body: the Plenary of the Piedras Albas City Council.
• Date of agreement: September 30, 2026.
• Public consultation period: thirty days from the day following the publication of the edict.
• Applicable regulation: Article 49 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, Regulating the Bases of Local Regime.
• Effect if there are no claims: the plenary agreement is considered final.

Consultation of the text on the electronic office

In addition to the in-person examination at the municipal offices, the text of the ordinance will be available to interested parties at the Electronic Office of the Piedras Albas City Council, accessible through its municipal transparency portal. The edict includes the direct link to the file published on that site.

The document is verifiable at the address of the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres (bop.dip-caceres.es) and is assigned the reference CVE: BOP-2026-4696, which allows for its unequivocal location in the gazette.

Impact for residents

The approval of this ordinance provides the municipality with its own regulatory framework for the management of feline colonies. Residents and interested entities have one month to review the text and submit allegations before the regulation is definitively approved.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0192, October 7, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, page 22944 (official reference: CVE: BOP-2026-4696).